Photograph-drier



(No Model.)

L. A. REID. PHOTOGRAPH DRIER. No. 495,102. Patented Apr. 11,1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS A. REID, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS.

PHOTOGRAPH-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,102, dated April 11, 1893.

Application filed December 8, 1892. Serial No. 454,524. (No model.)

zen of the United States, residing at Harvard,

in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photograph-Driers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in devices for holding photographs, and the like to facilitate the drying of the same, and it has for its general object to provide a rack or frame for the purpose stated, adapted to compactly hold alarge number of photographs in such a manner as to permit of a free circulation of air across the face of each photograph, whereby the drying of the same will be promoted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rack or frame for the purpose stated, embodying such a construction that it may be compactly folded when not in use so as to occupy but a small amount of space.

Other objects and advantages will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective View of my improved rack or frame; a number of photographs being illustrated in position thereon. Fig. 2, is a detail elevation, partly in section, illustrating the connection of the coiled clam ping springs to the standards, and the arrangement of the springs of one section with respect to those of the contiguous section. Fig. 3, is a detail View taken in the planeindicated by the line y, y, on Fig. 2, looking downwardly, and: Fig. 4, is a detail view taken in the plane indicated by the line m, 00, of Fig. 2, looking away from the standard or upright.

In the drawings, similar letters designate corresponding parts, throughout the several views, referring to which A, A, respectively, indicate theintermediate and end standards or uprights of my improved rack or frame, which are preferably of a circular form in cross section, and B, B, indicate horizontal bars, preferably formed from wire, which are designed to connect the standards A, A, so as to form a middle section M, and end sections N, which latter are adapted to be folded upon the middle section as will be presently described. These horizontal bars B, B, extend the full width of their respective sections, as illustrated; the bars B, of the middle section M, having their opposite ends seated in apertures formed in the standards A, and the bars B, of the end sections having their outer ends seated in the end standards A, and their inner ends pivotally connected to the standards A, as wlll be presently described, whereby it will be seen that the end sections may be readily folded upon the middle section when the rack or frame is not in use, so that said rack or frame will occupy but a minimum amount of space.

0, indicate the coiled springs for clamping the photographs to be dried, which springs are mounted upon bars B,B, as better shown in Fig. 2, so that they will depend below said bars in order to permit of a ready interposition of the photographs between their whirls. These springs C,- have their ends passed through bars D, D, which are arranged above the bars B, B, and are designed and adapted to bear upon the springs, so as to hold the major portion of said springs in a position below the bars B, B, ready to clamp and hold the photographs as the same are placed between the whirls. I

In effecting the pivotal connection of the bars B, to the intermediate standards A, as before described, I prefer to form annular grooves b, at suitable intervals in the said standards A, for the engagement of eyes a, which are formed at the inner ends of the bars B, as shown. The terminal ends of these eyes a, as better shown in Fig. 2, merge into branches 0, which rest parallel with the bars B and merge in turn into upright branches d, which take through and are suitably secured in the bars D, the inner ends of which extend to a point adjacent to the standards A, as shown.

As better shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings, the outer ends of the bars D, are seated in apertures formed in the standards A, and the opposite ends of the bars D, are seated in apertures formed in the standards A, whereby it will be seen that said bars will be securely held in position without interfering with the compact folding of the rack or frame when not in use.

In the practice of my invention, when it is desired to dry a large number of photographs, the cards bearing the pictures, are simply placed between the whirls of the coiled springs at a suitable distance apart, when they will be clamped by said whirls and held in a suspended position so that the entire picture will be exposed to the air. Inasmuch as only two whirls are required to clamp and hold a photograph, it will be seen that each spring 0, is capable of holding a large number, it being only necessary to have an air space between the photographs in order to effect the drying.

Having described my invention, what I claim-is 1. A device for holding photographs to facilitate the drying of the same, comprising a series of sections connected together so that theymay be folded against each other, horizontal bars arranged in vertical courses in the respective sections, coiled springs mounted on said bars and adapted to clamp and hold photographs between their whirls so as to suspend the same and expose the entire face of thepictures, and bars arranged above the bars carrying the springs and adapted to bear against the springs so as to hold the major portion of the same below the bars on which they are mounted, substantially as specified.

2. In a device for holding photographs, to facilitate the drying of thesame, the combination with the standards or uprights A, having annular grooves at intervals in their length; and the standards A, of the bars B, having. circular eyes at their ends bearing in the grooves of the standards A, and the coiled springs mounted on said bars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a device for holding photographs to, facilitate the drying of the same, the combination with the standards or uprights A, A; of the bars B, the bars B, having eyes at their inner ends engaging the grooves of the standards A, the coiled springs mounted on said bars, and the bars D, D, arranged above the bars carrying the springs and adapted to bear against said springs so as to hold the major portion of the same below the bars on which they are mounted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

.4. In a device for holding photographs to facilitate the drying of the same, the combination of the standards or uprights A, having annular grooves at intervals in their length, the standards or uprights A, the bars D, D, the bars B, the bars B, having their inner ends formed into eyes to engage the grooves of the standards A, and provided with branches secured to the bars D, and the coiled springs mounted on the bars B,-B', and having their ends connected to the bars D, D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS A. REID.

Witnesses:

WILLARD J. SCOTT, ELBERT PALMER. 

